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The Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Indians will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Progressive Field.

The Twins will give the ball to starter Samuel Deduno in this one. Righthander Deduno is 7-7 this season with a 3.82 ERA.

It'll be Ubaldo Jimenez toeing the rubber for the Indians in this contest. Righthander Jimenez is 9-7 with a 4.00 ERA so far this season.

In their last action, Minnesota was a 7-6 winner on the road against the Tigers. Bettors on Minnesota at +240 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (13) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.

In their last action, Cleveland was a 3-1 winner on the road against the Angels. Bettors on Cleveland at -150 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.

Current streak:Cleveland has won 3 straight games.

Team records:Minnesota: 56-70 SUCleveland: 69-58 SU

Minnesota most recently:When playing on Friday are 5-5Before playing Cleveland are 6-4After playing Detroit are 5-5After a win are 4-6

Cleveland most recently:When playing on Friday are 6-4Before playing Minnesota are 7-3After playing LA Angels are 5-5After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider:The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing ClevelandMinnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the roadThe total has gone OVER in 13 of Minnesota's last 19 games when playing on the road against ClevelandMinnesota is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing MinnesotaCleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games at homeCleveland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota

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